Our February 2016 cover story incorrectly stated that the hearing officer’s recommendations in the East Maui interim instream flow standards (IIFS) contested case hearing was expected early this year, when, in fact, those recommendations had been issued on January 15. … Continued
First Circuit Judge Rhonda Nishimura has granted an interlocutory appeal and a stay of her January 8 ruling invalidating the four revocable permits the state Board of Land and Natural Resources granted in 2014 to allow Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. … Continued
The Hawai`i Supreme Court has reversed the decision of the City and County of Honolulu planning director that would have let the Moana Surfrider Hotel, owned by Kyo-ya, replace its eight-story Diamond Head Tower with a 26-story, 308-foot-high hotel and residential … Continued
The Hawai`i Board of Agriculture has approved an interim rule that is intended to prevent the spread of fungus deadly to `ohi`a from Hawai`i County to other islands in the state. The measure, approved August 25, will take effect in … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service are extending the public comment period on their proposed revisions to the status of the green sea turtle under the Endangered Species Act, or ESA. The revisions, first published last … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service has finally published its proposed rule that will allow Hawai`i longline vessels to continue to catch bigeye tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean from now through the end of the year. The rule … Continued
On August 14, we’ll be partying hearty at the `Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, celebrating a quarter-century of investigative environmental journalism in Hawai`i. Reserve your place now by calling us at (808) 934-0115 or emailing ptummons@gmail.com. The event starts at … Continued
This time around, not a single angry word came from Hawai`i’s commercial bottomfish fishers, even though their annual catch limit (ACL) over the next few years will be tens of thousands of pounds less than it’s been in recent … Continued
AW Hawai`i Wind LLC has submitted applications for two offshore wind generating facilities, which will be the subject of a meeting Wednesday, June 3, in Honolulu. For more information on the meeting, including how to register, see http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Hawaii.aspx The proposals anticipate … Continued
Coast Guard officials in Honolulu report that all fuel has been removed from the Taiwanese-registered longliner Sea Hawk 68 that reefed outside Pago Pago, American Samoa, on May 26. Rough seas and foul weather caused salvage efforts to be delayed. The … Continued